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An award-winning astrophotographer in southern Tasmania wants others to grab their cameras and join a new club dedicated to documenting deep space.

Melbourne Victory star Besart Berisha believes his side were only short of luck in their quest to be A-League champions after falling to Sydney FC in penalties in Sunday's season decider.

David Pollock is a cattleman with no cows. He would rather watch the grass grow on the historic Wooleen Station. He is slowly returning his childhood home in remote WA to its ancient splendour. In a landscape more than 3 billion years old, the final product will take over a generation to complete.

Almost 8.5 million pages are estimated to be printed for this year's federal budget, but is all that paper really necessary in the digital age?

Farmers whose crops were destroyed or damaged in Cyclone Debbie are being denied much-needed hardship payments because the criteria and evidence needed is too strict, or some live just blocks from eligible zones.

Sydney FC hero Danny Vukovic pays tribute to his baby son, who recently had a life-saving operation, after helping the Sky Blues win a thrilling A-League grand final against Melbourne Victory on penalties.

It's a question Curious Canberra is often asked, but one that nobody wants to own up to.

Milos Ninkovic steps up when it matters to slot home the winning spot kick as Sydney FC clinches the A-League championship, beating the Victory on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

Labor candidate Sarah Lovell is set to be elected in the seat of Rumney in Tasmania after independent conservative Tony Mulder conceded defeat this evening.

Milos Ninkovic slams home the winning penalty as Sydney FC beat Melbourne Victory in a shootout after a tense A-League grand final. See how it happened in our blog.

An old abandoned cemetery in Central Australia is restored and most of the graves identified so relatives can pay their respects for generations to come.

The worlds best were at Sydney's Olympic Park once again this weekend, but the battles were in cyberspace rather than a sporting field.

The Dockers have come over the top of the Bombers to win at Subiaco, following wins for Sydney and Hawthorn over Brisbane and Melbourne respectively. Look back at all the scores and stats in our ScoreCentre.

City Origin win the final clash against Country in Mudgee, claiming a 20-10 win, with Paul Gallen kicking the final points after the siren.

The Sky Blues have looked almost unbeatable in 2016/17 but can the Victory knock them off in the A-League grand final? Follow the big game in our live blog.

Gold Coast's NRL co-captain Kevin Proctor and Kiwi skipper Jesse Bromwich stand down over an alleged drug incident.

It was pedal to the metal as pedal prix racers teared through Loxton in South Australia for the Australian International Pedal Prix competition. The event involving hundreds of students is expected to inject up to $350,000 in local businesses.

Guns N' Rosesa fierce bull with a 100 per cent buck-off ratehas his way with those brave enough to take him on in Darwin.

A new multi-billion-dollar gas plant at Longford in Victoria's east has the capability of powering a city of 1 million people for 35 years, and will help boost production for the domestic energy market, Esso Australia says.

The family of a woman who died while staying at South Australia's condemned Oakden nursing home wants the coroner to investigate her death nearly a decade on.

A woman is being questioned by police following the discovery of her 39-year-old husband's body in a North Mackay home early this morning.

A 15-year-old "inadvertently released" from police custody on Saturday after he assumed the identity of another incarcerated juvenile faces new charges after handing himself into police on the Gold Coast.

Some of the poorest farmers in Africa have better internet access than people living in rural and regional Australia, producers say, as they call for the Federal Government to address the "data drought" in Tuesday's budget.

Australia endures another horror round of Super Rugby after failing to record a single win across the weekend, while continuing its embarrassing losing streak to New Zealand teams.

Information emerging about a newly discovered species of dolphin being tracked by drones in Western Australia's north has researchers concerned they may already be a threatened species.

The public servant who led the move of a NSW Government department from Sydney to Orange in the 1990s says the Federal Government needs to tread carefully when considering moving bodies out of Canberra and capital cities.

About one hundred people have gathered at a memorial in Darwin to remember the hundreds of sailors and airmen who died in the battle of the Coral Sea.

One of the worst starts to the flu season will make the move into the new Royal Adelaide Hospital "unnecessarily stressful on staff and unnecessarily risky for patients", the State Opposition says.

There are growing concerns a plan by a major liquor retailer in the historic Hobart suburb of New Town will erode the area's character.

Sunday's AFL action begins in Sydney, where the Swans will be hoping to get off the mark in 2017 against Brisbane. Find live scores, stats and streams in our ScoreCentre.

Two incumbent Legislative Councillors are facing anxious waits, as preferences are counted in the Tasmanian seats of Launceston and Rumney.

A Queensland man who managed to restart his heart after it suddenly stopped beating discovers the same condition that nearly killed him may be responsible for a number of young deaths in his family.

A Queensland man who managed to restart his heart after it suddenly stopped beating discovers the same condition that nearly killed him may be responsible for a number of young deaths in his family.

A moving freight train severs a man's arm and foot after he climbed on to it and fell between the carriages in the WA town of Brookton, south-east of Perth.

Swimmers and fishers are being told to avoid a 400-metre section of Christies Beach after unchlorinated water from a Wastewater Treatment Plant was released into the ocean.

A woman is being questioned by police following the discovery of a man's body in a North Mackay home early this morning.

Many factors contribute to keeping Australia's big commercial airlines safe including a high standard of training and regulation, rigorous maintenanceand a little black Labrador named Irwin.

A Queensland man who managed to restart his heart after it suddenly stopped beating discovers the same condition that nearly killed him may be responsible for a number of young deaths in his family.

Port Adelaide's push into the Chinese market was once thought to be ambitious, but as the countdown begins to the first premiership point game in China, the ABC speaks to the man making it happen.

When you reached for your cup of tea this morning, it is likely you used tea leaves, a teabag or made a pot. But growing your own tea at home could do wonders for your wallet and more.